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<p>Guide and CLI tool for setting up a multi-node cluster on AWS. CloudFormation is used to set up a master and multiple workers in auto-scaling groups.</p>

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<p>Guide and HTTP/API service for PXE booting and provisioning a multi-node cluster on bare metal. <a href="https://coreos.com/ignition/docs/latest/" target="_blank">Ignition</a> is used to provision a master and multiple workers on the first boot from disk.</p>

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<p>Guide to setting up a multi-node cluster on Vagrant. The deployer can independently configure the number of etcd nodes, master nodes, and worker nodes to bring up a fully HA control plane.</p>

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<p>The quickest way to set up a Kubernetes development environment locally. As easy as <code>git clone</code>, <code>vagrant up</code> and configuring <code>kubectl</code>.</p>

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<p>A generic guide to setting up an HA cluster on any cloud or bare metal, with full TLS. Repeat the master or worker steps to configure more machines of that role.</p>

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<p>Scripted installation of a single master, multi-worker cluster on GCE. Kubernetes components are managed by <a href="https://github.com/coreos/fleet" target="_blank">fleet</a>.</p>

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<p><a href="https://github.com/errordeveloper/weave-demos/blob/master/poseidon/README.md" target="_blank"><strong>Multi-node cluster using cloud-config and Weave on Vagrant</strong></a></p>

<p>Configure a Vagrant-based cluster of 3 machines with networking provided by Weave.</p>

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<p><a href="https://github.com/pires/kubernetes-vagrant-coreos-cluster/blob/master/README.md" target="_blank"><strong>Multi-node cluster using cloud-config and Vagrant</strong></a></p>

<p>Configure a single master, multi-worker cluster locally, running on your choice of hypervisor: VirtualBox, Parallels, or VMware</p>

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<p><a href="https://github.com/rimusz/kube-solo-osx/blob/master/README.md" target="_blank"><strong>Single-node cluster using a small OS X App</strong></a></p>

<p>Guide to running a solo cluster (master + worker) controlled by an OS X menubar application. Uses xhyve + CoreOS under the hood.</p>

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<p>Guide to running a single master, multi-worker cluster controlled by an OS X menubar application. Uses Vagrant under the hood.</p>

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<p><a href="https://github.com/xavierbaude/VMware-coreos-multi-nodes-Kubernetes" target="_blank"><strong>Multi-node cluster using cloud-config, CoreOS and VMware ESXi</strong></a></p>

<p>Configure a single master, single worker cluster on VMware ESXi.</p>

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<p><a href="https://github.com/johscheuer/theforeman-coreos-kubernetes" target="_blank"><strong>Single/Multi-node cluster using cloud-config, CoreOS and Foreman</strong></a></p>

<p>Configure a standalone Kubernetes or a Kubernetes cluster with <a href="https://theforeman.org" target="_blank">Foreman</a>.</p>

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